Indian Army Chief Narwane will become General of the Army of Nepal

New delhi date. Thursday, October 15, 2020

Amid tensions over the border dispute between India and Nepal, Indian Army Chief General MM Narwane will visit Nepal in the first week of November.

During this visit, General MM Narwane is to be honored by the Government of Nepal with the honorary rank of General of the Nepal Army. Will give.

This tradition has been going on since 1950. India has also been honoring the Nepalese Army Chief with the title of General. However, when there is tension between the two countries and in such circumstances Nepal's decision to give this honor to the Indian Army Chief is considered very important.

Although the date of General MM Narwane's visit has not been fixed yet, he will meet the current Army Chief of Nepal as well as the Defense Minister to discuss strengthening cooperation between the two countries' armies. .

This is the first visit to Nepal by a top Indian Army official since Nepal changed the map by claiming the Lipulekh and Kalapani areas as its own. General MM Narwane also claimed that China was behind the move and Nepal was outraged.